Slowly but surely, Labour is coming together to address the injustice of unpaid internships
Unpaid internships are dividing Britain on the basis of money and class. Employers expect young recruits to already…
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The end of euro-apathy and euro-antipathy in the Labour Party?
For years now, Labour’s MEPs have come to Conference expecting apathy or even antipathy towards the EU. Those…
Labour must oppose the Snoopers’ Charter
In recent years, Labour has been too cavalier with civil liberties. Jack Straw’s obsession with “Hampstead liberals” has…
Was this conference a game changer? Ask me in six weeks
Before Ed Miliband stood up to speak on Tuesday, there was a real risk that this conference would…
It’s David Cameron who should be apologising for the West Coast farce
Any doubts over Labour questioning this Government’s dubious process for awarding rail contracts have surely evaporated following this…
Four letter Tory words
Few four letter words are as fatal for the Tory brand as “Posh” “Toff” and “Pleb”. The government’s…
Ed to Barack: “call me maybe?”
Well. I don’t think anyone saw that coming. Mitt Romney and Ed Milband were this week’s clear winners…
What Ed Miliband didn’t tell you about One Nation Labour
Ed Miliband’s conference speech yesterday was everything it needed to be. Bold, engaging, heartfelt and delivered with a touch…
One Nation Labour? It’s Blue Labour 2.0
I always had quite a soft spot for many of the ideas around Blue Labour. Community, quality work,…
Ed’s gone blue, but can he let go?
Political leadership is the art of bringing people with different interests together to act for the common good.…
